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阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ’s centre for education and research on aging & health (cerah) is hosting a mini-conference, northwestern ontario palliative care booster: it takes a village, teamwork in palliative care, at thunder bay’s airlane hotel & conference centre, november 14–15, 2013.
the mini-conference brings together interdisciplinary palliative care providers to share current information on palliative and end-of-life care, and facilitates networking and team building in communities throughout the region and beyond.
this will be an opportunity for members of the media to interview guest speakers and meet the patient – a life-sized, simulation manikin that provides hands-on learning experiences to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 (see below).
the conference includes a special workshop, vip conversations for teams: working with patients with dementia in palliative/end-of-life care, facilitated by lakehead school of nursing lecturer kristen jones-bonofiglio and social work/gerontology lecturer kathy kortes-miller. this 2.5-hour interactive event will provide the opportunity for experiential learning using high fidelity simulation (hfs) technology.
hfs uses life-sized manikins (simulated patients) equipped with computer technology that produces lung, heart, and stomach sounds, in addition to voice projection capabilities.
well documented in academic literature, this hands-on, practical approach to bridging communication theory with practice presents information in a fun, interactive format that is sure to get teams talking (and be a great photo/video opportunity for members of the media).
the opening talk, cross cultural communication: learning through understanding, will be presented by ron kanutski, a registered social worker who will share his experiences in overcoming barriers to successful cross-cultural interaction with people of all ages.
media can meet the manikin and interview the speakers on thursday, nov. 14 from 2:30-3:00 pm in the barcelona room at the airlane hotel.
2013 northwestern ontario palliative care booster
when: thursday, nov. 14 (1–4:30 pm), and friday, nov. 15 (8:30 am–12:15 pm)
where: airlane hotel & conference centre, 698 arthur st. w., thunder bay
ron kanutski is a registered social worker who brings a lifetime of instruction and training from numerous ojibway, oji-cree and cree elders, healers, drum keepers, pipe carriers, story-tellers and medicine people. ron has over 20 years of direct experience in the human services field as a front-line worker, trainer, group facilitator, individual and family counselor, manager and supervisor. with over 20 years of direct service experience working with first nations people in remote, urban and rural communities, ron has extensive experience with group facilitation in the areas of mental health, addictions, traditional and cultural teachings, and music. he shares his talents and teachings as a cultural teacher, musician, group facilitator, comedian, event and pow wow mc through is consulting business, with care consulting.
kristen jones-bonofiglio is a faculty member at the school of nursing, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 . she is a registered nurse with professional experience in acute care, correctional nursing, clinical instructing, simulation technologies, and undergraduate nursing education. kristen’s areas of interest are ethics, community nursing practice, palliative care, mental health nursing, cultural competency, interprofessional education, and high-fidelity simulation. she is currently a phd. candidate in educational studies.
kathy kortes-miller has a clinical background in social work and a music therapy. she is a sessional lecturer at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 instructing in the social work and gerontology programs primarily for the palliative care certificate. kathy is a phd student in educational studies and her research interests include palliative care education, simulation, mentorship and compassion fatigue. she is a research affiliate with the centre for education and research on aging and health (cerah, 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 ) and is on the board of directors for hospice northwest.
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